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EXCRETE

\ɛkskɹˈiːt], \ɛkskɹˈiːt], \ɛ_k_s_k_ɹ_ˈiː_t]\

Definitions of EXCRETE

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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To throw off (waste matter) from the body.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To separate from, or discharge: to eject.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To separate for discharge from the body.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To throw off, as waste matter.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To eliminate waste material from the body ; to withdraw useless materials from the place of most active metabolism in the plant.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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